Odd bits of old fishing tackle

[comanche 3,059]

Bought a tin of old tackle from a boot sale . Basically I wanted the half a dozen or so light sea weights and was more than happy to hand over my two pounds and did'nt really look at what else was in there.

Well have a look at what I came across at the bottom of the box ... The Allcock lure -still on it's card- is my favourite (after the six inch Whitby sheath knife that is'nt shown .) - and the old feeder -ledger is neat but I suppose the Milbro Lesney bread press( from the makers of Matchbox cars) is the most interesting as I think they were only made for a short time and did'nt sell that well.

Edited May 13, 2009 by comanche

[fishfish 17]

jammy sod! that spoon is worth £75.00 on the card! any more pics?

[comanche 3,059]

jammy sod! that spoon is worth £75.00 on the card! any more pics?

EEk and i used for mackeral yesterday and lost it on a rock !!!.......... Only joking .I thought it might be interesting rather than valuable . There was another like it but not on it's card . Seems to have been a good month for coming across interesting bits . Bought something at a boot-sale called a "Matchomatic"-an old metal centre-pin reel - because it looked a bit more usable than my old wooden one that is great for pike but a bit insensitive when after the tiddlers I usually catch. So come the new season i shall be trying it out on the local mill-stream. Them gudgeon better look out ! Then there was the 3inch jawed gin trap I noticed at a customer's home last week . It was being used to extend the chain on a hanging basket !

These bits are still to be found out there .Not that I scour the boot sales with a collector's eye or a view to a profit . I'll buy something mainly because it appeals or I can enjoy using it .

All the best

Edited May 16, 2009 by comanche

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Nice finds Comanche

 

I like quietly looking through the old tackle boxes myself whilst the car boot vultures grab for the reels and rods. I like the old floats and bits, very interesting.

 

I found one of those bait presses last year, almost perfect paint job. I swapped it for an old trap I think ...

 

OTC

[poacher3161 1,766]

that bread punch brought memories back.picked an old reel up recently called an omnia made by t.j.harrington & son i cant seem to find out mutch about it.atvb

[OldTrapCollector 377]

that bread punch brought memories back.picked an old reel up recently called an omnia made by t.j.harrington & son i cant seem to find out mutch about it.atvb

 

I used to have one of those Poacher, with the short bail arm and the torpedo shaped back end. I have seen a few but none with good paint, it seems to peel off easily

 

OTC

[poacher3161 1,766]

that bread punch brought memories back.picked an old reel up recently called an omnia made by t.j.harrington & son i cant seem to find out mutch about it.atvb

 

I used to have one of those Poacher, with the short bail arm and the torpedo shaped back end. I have seen a few but none with good paint, it seems to peel off easily

 

OTC

yes thats the one with the half bail arm look like a lump of aliminum dont think i would like to try to fish with it.atvb

[comanche 3,059]

The thing that i find interesting is that there really is very little that is new in todays angling except the modern materials . Method feeders ,poles with elastic,protein baits are nothing new . Perhaps the only real (sorry ) innovation has been in the developement of reels .

Today's boot sale yielded one bamboo and two split- cane rods and a salmon tailer . I shall keep one of the split-cane rods . It seems virtually unused but as I think it is only a budget 60's imported jobby I 've no qualms about putting an end to that state of affairs . The bamboo rod is probably a real antique but pretty worthless . Something about it's solid wooden handle is just so tactile and once again it will get used for a bit of fun -probably by a grand -child . The other split-cane rod will be a gift to a mate so that he has something a bit more in- keeping to hang his Japanese- engineered, retro-styled ,super -smooth modern centre-pin on .

Potentially that's a lot of grins from a bundle of old sticks that the -as OTC so perceptivly described - "The Vultures " had thought unworthy of their talons .

Maybe we should all go and photogragh our treasures and have a vintage tackle posting session in the near future . Some of the youngsters might be interested in it's tactile and organic construction . On the other hand they might regard it as a bunch of primitive junk !